TOPIC NAME

ENQUIRY QUESTION

MAIN CURRICULUM FOCUS

BIG FINISH

(suggested activity)

KEY STAGE 1

A

The Local Area

What is it like where we live?

Human and Physical - Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK

Fieldwork - Use simple fieldwork to study the geography of the local area

Make a 3D model of your local area

Field to Fork (Countryside)

Why does it matter where our food comes from?

Place Knowledge – Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the UK

Go on a great British picnic using farming products

Oceans and seas of the world

What is an ocean?

Locational Knowledge – name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.

Make a passport ready for ‘Take off’

B

Into the Woods - Our Local Park

Where are the nearest woods?

Human and Physical - Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK

Fieldwork - Use compass directions to describe features and routes on a map (Local park – Dilkes)

Create drawings and paintings created by seasonal changes

London

What is it like to live in London?

Locational knowledge – Use maps to identify the UK and its countries (Focus on London)

Make a 3D model of a London landmark

Animals and their habitats – A Study of Ecuador

Where do our favourite animals live?

Place Knowledge - Understand geographical features by contrasting the UK with a non-European country

Human and Physical - Identify location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and North and South poles

Create a ‘home in a box’

LOWER KEY STAGE 2

A

Hills and coasts around the UK

Do we like to be beside the seaside?

Locational Knowledge - name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom

Understand how coasts have changed over time.

Fieldwork - use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area

Create a television advert or presentation to promote a coastal area

Somewhere to settle

Where is the ideal place to settle?

Human – describe and understand types of settlement and land use

Invent a settlement map game, quiz or puzzle

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

How does the earth shake, rattle and roll?

Physical – describe and understand volcanoes and earthquakes

Make a real-life ‘erupting’ volcano

B

Water (focus on the River Nile as a water source)

How does the water go round and round?

Physical geography – describe and understand the water cycle

Design and make a model water cycle

Location of mountain ranges around the world (focus on Italian mountain ranges)

Why are mountains so important?

Physical geography – describe and understand mountains

Locational knowledge - identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)

Create your very own mobile app about one of the mountain ranges

Tilbury Docks – Trade and Economics

Why is the port at Tilbury significant to trade?

Human geography – describe and understand economic activity including trade links

Fieldwork - use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area

Write an adventure story about the journey of your chosen product

UPPER KEY STAGE 2

A

Europe: A Study of a region in Greece

What is the geography of modern Greece?

Place knowledge- understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country

Choose your own ‘wonders’ of modern Greece

Extreme Weathers

How is climate change affecting the world?

Physical geography – describe and understand climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts.

Produce a ‘Big Finish’ climate report

Changes in our local environment

How and why is my local environment changing?

Human geography – describe and understand economic activity

Fieldwork - use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area

Create pieces of art that represent your local area

B

A Study of L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada (only confirmed Norse or Viking site in or near North America)

Can you plan a great American journey?

Place knowledge- understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region within North or South America

Create a song or rap about Newfoundland

Benin (West Africa) – Exploring West African rainforest

What would settlement have looked like in early Benin?

Physical and Human geography – describe and understand climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts

Understand types of settlement and land use

Produce an exciting stop-motion animation

Our Local Area –River Thames

Why are cities established on rivers?

Human geography – describe and understand economic activity including trade links

Fieldwork - use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area

Create your own plan for the future of the River Thames